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he and paul ryan will be watching the election results from boston, massachusetts tonight. the president already cast his ballot in early voting. vice president biden voted today before a home campaign stop in cleveland, and the president plans to play some basketball with friends before a stressful night of waiting for the election results to come in. >>> if you noticed president obama looking a little older than he did four years ago? doctors say it's all part of the job. the stress that comes with being president tends to age people more rapidly, and doctors say that presidents age twice as fast while in office. >> he's going to age. he ages 8 years for every four years he's in office on average. we have studied since teddy roosevelt till now. you notice obama got gray hair? well, that's normal. they will age twice as many years as they're in office. >> according to the doctor one of the main reasons they age so quickly is lack of friends. what? says they have few people they can vent to when things get tough. >>> coming up, you can get a great deal by shopping on-line,
he and paul ryan will be watching the election results from boston, massachusetts tonight. the president already cast his ballot in early voting. vice president biden voted today before a home campaign stop in cleveland, and the president plans to play some basketball with friends before a stressful night of waiting for the election results to come in. >>> if you noticed president obama looking a little older than he did four years ago? doctors say it's all part of the job. the stress...
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we both submitted our economic proposals to the boston globe. they were sent out four independent economic analysis. what the independent economists found is that i was 67% more effective at cutting the deficit then senator brown. why? because i am willing to make cuts. i am willing to make substantial cuts. i support substantial cuts. i also believe we have to raise revenues. that is what it will take to get serious about our deficit. i truly believe on this one, this is about our children and grandchildren. we cannot leave it to our grandchildren to pay off our debts. >> great question. we are in the $16 trillion national debt. we are in another trillion dollar deficit. you cannot keep borrowing to pay our bills. when we are talking about cutting military spending, we have party cut in half a trillion dollars. that affects many people in this room and people watching. i have been battling as a member of the arms services committee to try to find the resources to protect our men and women who are serving. we have sequestration coming up. we are
we both submitted our economic proposals to the boston globe. they were sent out four independent economic analysis. what the independent economists found is that i was 67% more effective at cutting the deficit then senator brown. why? because i am willing to make cuts. i am willing to make substantial cuts. i support substantial cuts. i also believe we have to raise revenues. that is what it will take to get serious about our deficit. i truly believe on this one, this is about our children and...
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. >> there were cheers in chicago and tears in boston. after the long, hard fight, it was all over for the challenger. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> now, after the bruising campaign and facing a congress as divided as it was before the election, president obama and the country prepare for the next four years. >> thank you, america. god bless you. god bless these united states. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. four years ago, barack obama stood on the brink of history, the morning after his election. now, four years later, he stands on the brink of a second term. >> the president has won re-election after a hard-fought campaign, saying he returns to the white house more determined and more inspired than ever. >> and he can claim a decisive and sweeping electoral victory over challenger, mitt romney. although, the popular vote is a lot tighter. >> but in the end, almost all of the key battleground states, including ohio and virginia, they went the presi
. >> there were cheers in chicago and tears in boston. after the long, hard fight, it was all over for the challenger. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> now, after the bruising campaign and facing a congress as divided as it was before the election, president obama and the country prepare for the next four years. >> thank you, america. god bless you. god bless these united states. >>>...
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they will both wind up in massachusetts tonight in boston to watch all of the returns come in. >>> doug luzader in washington thank you. >> being able to vote in a free election is a wonderful privilege in this country. everyone can get out and do it. not everyone is playing fair at the polls. there is already reports of multiple voter fraud problems across the country including in the key state of ohio. eric shawn has more from there. >>> heather and patti ann while millions went to the polls there are concerns about possible voter fraud. there are several cases popping up now in several areas around the country. in iowa there is investigation into possible fraud involving voter registrations and absentee ballots. secretary of state of iowa is investigating. he told us we take all allegations of voter fraud seriously. we hired a criminal investigator to handle all of the allegations of voter praud in iowa. there was a ballot tampering investigation at the county clerk. may be filling in republican that voters left blank. voters registered at this vacant lot could be used for fraud. 18
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i'm gerri willis, live from boston chump, massachusetts were in a little more than 24 hours mitt romney will take the stage at the convention center here to give his victory speech or the concession speech. right now romney and obama are in a virtual tie. romney is printing to the finish line with a campaign blitz in several key swing states. starting in orlando, florida, lynchburg in fairfax virginia where the polls show a dead heat between president obama and medtronic. then he is off to columbus ohio and finally will end up in manchester, new hampshire, before heading back to ohio for tomorrow. springsteen joining president obama and a rally in wisconsin. spinning the final day of the presidential campaign travelling on air force one with the president. obama is going from madison, wisconsin to columbus ohio where he will only be 7 miles away from romney. after that he is off to do more income iowa, before settling in illinois will his -- where he will sit on election day with his family. no public events scheduled. with more on the last day of campaigning, joining me now, president
i'm gerri willis, live from boston chump, massachusetts were in a little more than 24 hours mitt romney will take the stage at the convention center here to give his victory speech or the concession speech. right now romney and obama are in a virtual tie. romney is printing to the finish line with a campaign blitz in several key swing states. starting in orlando, florida, lynchburg in fairfax virginia where the polls show a dead heat between president obama and medtronic. then he is off to...
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. >> reporter: yeah, and in fact he's now wheels down in boston, massachusetts. that's where his campaign headquarters party will be tonight, but before that, he was on airplane with reporters, saying he has only written a victory speech. he didn't worry about the other one, and said he news regrets with his campaign so far, but he's had quite a busy day. this is governor romney and his wife, an romney, appearing in massachusetts, and then later in ohio and pennsylvania. and here is what he had to say. >> i believe what you're going to see with the vote tonight is opening a door to a better tomorrow, and we're going to walk through and make sure that america has a bright and prosperious future. so thank you. >> reporter: and mitt romney plans to watch those results come? at a hotel with family and -- come in at a hotel with family and friends. >> all right. thank you, and we'll all be watching tonight. >>> not many can say today was their first time voting every, but austin can. >> it's actually really nice. first-time voting, first time i actually get to be invo
. >> reporter: yeah, and in fact he's now wheels down in boston, massachusetts. that's where his campaign headquarters party will be tonight, but before that, he was on airplane with reporters, saying he has only written a victory speech. he didn't worry about the other one, and said he news regrets with his campaign so far, but he's had quite a busy day. this is governor romney and his wife, an romney, appearing in massachusetts, and then later in ohio and pennsylvania. and here is what...
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reporting live in boston, i'm danielle leigh. lynn, back to you. >>> thanks so much. >>> let's go to meteorologist bill karins who is live for us in democracy plaza. bill, good morning to you. people still hanging around there? >> they're starting to break up. they're starting to take some stuff down on the buildings. the ice is still painted with all the red and blue states. it was quite the scene and quite the event. we're going from at that election day forecast into this nor'easter. of course, we still have the big concerns out there with the people in the coastal areas of new jersey and all through long island. as far as the storm goes, it's starting to grow in intensity. from about noon today until about midnight is when the winds will be strongest along the costa long with that cold rain. inland areas will get some snow out of this. we could see some accumulating snow and additional power outages with that heavy wet snow. central new jersey, north and west of the new york city area could also get a couple of in inches of a
reporting live in boston, i'm danielle leigh. lynn, back to you. >>> thanks so much. >>> let's go to meteorologist bill karins who is live for us in democracy plaza. bill, good morning to you. people still hanging around there? >> they're starting to break up. they're starting to take some stuff down on the buildings. the ice is still painted with all the red and blue states. it was quite the scene and quite the event. we're going from at that election day forecast into...
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after a shortstop ellen the day watching returns in boston at mitt romney headquarters. >>> and there are other important races on the ballot in states across the country and later we will talk about initiatives to legalize same sex marriage and the battle for control of congress. >>> and thousands of people from all over the bay area have already cast their ballots. jeanine is where a high turnout is, jeanine, what does it look like out there so far? >> reporter: people are coming here from the registrar's office and it is all set up so cars can drive through and drop off their ballots. those election workers are handing out the i voted stickers. car after caroled through at the registrar's office each person personning their vote by male. >> i am dropping off my wife's ballot and i think it is an exercise of freedom here. >> reporter: election workers were on hand to assist when the poles were on hand at 6:00 a.m. 46 of the ballots have been returned so far. inside the registrar's office, ballots are being separated working them out and smoothing them before they go in the tally mac
after a shortstop ellen the day watching returns in boston at mitt romney headquarters. >>> and there are other important races on the ballot in states across the country and later we will talk about initiatives to legalize same sex marriage and the battle for control of congress. >>> and thousands of people from all over the bay area have already cast their ballots. jeanine is where a high turnout is, jeanine, what does it look like out there so far? >> reporter: people...
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susan mcginnis is with the romney campaign at its head quarters in boston. spew on the, a littlable -- sueson, a little bit about the move there. >> reporter: well, it's pretty upbeat so far. the -- the convention center here just opened up to guests and there are about 5,000 potential guests here and about 1200 of them are the media. among this people that you talk to here of course these are owl romney supporters and donors, very very upbeat that they do have this -- this infamous task to the electoral college that many say obama has the advantage in. but they do feel optimistic that governor romney can pull this off tonight although not everybody is very optimistic that we will hear a result tonight. a lot of people are betting on close to midday tomorrow to learn the final results. obviously tonight we will get exit polls and probability. >> what about ohio? again those last-minute trips there. and the possibility of maybe an upset in pennsylvania, is there talk of that? >> reporter: yeah, there's a lot of talk about there are there's a lot of -- there's
susan mcginnis is with the romney campaign at its head quarters in boston. spew on the, a littlable -- sueson, a little bit about the move there. >> reporter: well, it's pretty upbeat so far. the -- the convention center here just opened up to guests and there are about 5,000 potential guests here and about 1200 of them are the media. among this people that you talk to here of course these are owl romney supporters and donors, very very upbeat that they do have this -- this infamous task...
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. >>> desde boston, michelle univisiÓn. >>> autoridades de florida que investigaron el caso. >>> una bÚsqueda. >>> la oficina de alguacil del condado, dijo de este dÍa. >>> hora de balance. >>> de los pequeÑo negocio en las tiendas como por internet aumentaron este aÑo 12, 8%, con relaciones a 2011 la federaciÓn nacional de ventas estima que son 139 millones de adultos visitaron los comercios y pÁgina on-line, el monto de las compras en 2001 ha sido de 59 millones de dÓlares, mientras que en el 2011 fue de 52 millones. >>> como te fue de compras? >>> bien aprovechando algunas cosa. >>> incendio en una fÁbrica de bangladesh cobra la vida de mÁs de 100 personas. >>> la decisiÓn de el presidente egipto continÚa generando protestas. >>> vam . >>> un verdadero infierno se viviÓ en bangladesh el edificio fue una trampa para mÁs de 100 personas al parecer la cronos destrucciÓn no tenÍa sÓlida de emergencia y los trabajadores no pudieron salir, galo tiene mÁs detalles. >>> los habitantes de una localidad cerca de bangladesh estÁn des vvastados. >>> imÁgenes muestran a fami
. >>> desde boston, michelle univisiÓn. >>> autoridades de florida que investigaron el caso. >>> una bÚsqueda. >>> la oficina de alguacil del condado, dijo de este dÍa. >>> hora de balance. >>> de los pequeÑo negocio en las tiendas como por internet aumentaron este aÑo 12, 8%, con relaciones a 2011 la federaciÓn nacional de ventas estima que son 139 millones de adultos visitaron los comercios y pÁgina on-line, el monto de las compras...
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we hear from margaret warner with the romney campaign in boston and raw suarez at obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's the final frenetic day of the final campaign of his political career. the president r from state to state starting in madson, wisconsin. the star power was kicked up a notch with an introduction from roc legend bruce springsteen. >> i get to fly around withd him on the last day that i will ever campaign. that's not a bad way to end things. >> suarez: mr. obama called on his supporters not to be frustrated by the pace offr change. instead, he encouraged them to send a message to those who blockedded his policies every step of the way. >> what they're counting on now is that you're going to be so worn down, so fed up, so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them... leave them right where they are. pulling the strings, pulling the levers. and you locked out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words, their bet is on cynicism. wisconsin, my bet is on you. >> suarez: the presi
we hear from margaret warner with the romney campaign in boston and raw suarez at obama headquarters in chicago. >> it's the final frenetic day of the final campaign of his political career. the president r from state to state starting in madson, wisconsin. the star power was kicked up a notch with an introduction from roc legend bruce springsteen. >> i get to fly around withd him on the last day that i will ever campaign. that's not a bad way to end things. >> suarez: mr....
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i done it here in the boston at the statehouse. i can do it in capitol hill. try to work across the aisle to come up with swo solutions for our country. melissa: do you think it would be a good idea for mitt romney at end to do the ad? >> ght not hurt. just send it off to him. run it in some of the swing states at the end. melissa: all right. good luck to you. thank you for coming on. >> thank you very much for having m melissa: talk about two americas? that picture on your screen we're about to sh car fuel. it is for nerd fuel. details how pople clamored, i don't know if we have the picture for the new ipad mini despite the east coast coming to a standstill. we'll show you the picture when you come back. you can never have too much money. ♪ offering to pay for them on this day, and give you guidance in on how to get a job in another country, in norway. in an interesting unrelated trade, norway's pains begin to take its trash. because sweden is very efficient in converting. what do you make of this? >> it is a matter of time. they're getting paid to take the
i done it here in the boston at the statehouse. i can do it in capitol hill. try to work across the aisle to come up with swo solutions for our country. melissa: do you think it would be a good idea for mitt romney at end to do the ad? >> ght not hurt. just send it off to him. run it in some of the swing states at the end. melissa: all right. good luck to you. thank you for coming on. >> thank you very much for having m melissa: talk about two americas? that picture on your screen...
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our guest is the boston globe's brian looney -- mooney. followed by a look at how president obama would govern if he wins on tuesday. linda feldman is our guest. then we will discuss the voting rights act and how the justice department appoints observers. "washington journal" at 7:00 eastern on c-span. tomorrow, we will talk about the congressional races and it to election day with representatives from texas, kansas, and virginia. our coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. >> the same course we have been and will not lead to a better destination. it means $20 killian of debt. crippling unemployment. stagnant take-home pay. depressed home values. a devastated military and unless we change course, we may be looking at another recession. the question comes down to this, the want more of the same or do you want real change? >> we know what changed looks like and what governor romney is selling is not it. giving more power to the banks is not change. another five trillion dollar tax cut to the wealthy is not change. refusing to answer
our guest is the boston globe's brian looney -- mooney. followed by a look at how president obama would govern if he wins on tuesday. linda feldman is our guest. then we will discuss the voting rights act and how the justice department appoints observers. "washington journal" at 7:00 eastern on c-span. tomorrow, we will talk about the congressional races and it to election day with representatives from texas, kansas, and virginia. our coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2....
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we used to cover this when i was in boston. the tiny town of dixville notch, new hampshire have been kounlted and as tara mergener tells us, this year the candidates made history. >>reporter: voters in dixville notch, new hampshire cast their ballots at midnight, and if their votes are any indication, tuesday could be a very long day. >> this has never happened before in dixville. we have a tie. five votes each. >>reporter: president obama and mitt romney buzzed tru battleground states monday on a final push for votes on the eve of election day. the president stopped -- the president's stops included opening acts from bruce springsteen and jay-z. he told supporters romney's campaign is a greatest hits collection of failed policies. >> the choice between going back to the top-down policies that caused the mess we've been fighting our way of for four years or moving forward to a future that's built on strong and growing plans. >>reporter: the president wrapped up his last political campaign in iowa, the state where he won his fir
we used to cover this when i was in boston. the tiny town of dixville notch, new hampshire have been kounlted and as tara mergener tells us, this year the candidates made history. >>reporter: voters in dixville notch, new hampshire cast their ballots at midnight, and if their votes are any indication, tuesday could be a very long day. >> this has never happened before in dixville. we have a tie. five votes each. >>reporter: president obama and mitt romney buzzed tru...
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and mitt romney's boston and president obama's chicago. both candidates' supporters are eagerly awaiting the first results from the all-important battle ground state of ohio. we want to welcome back our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. just moments from now, the polls close in three more states. north carolina, as well as ohio and neighboring west virginia. together those states account for 38 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the white house. let's check the anxiety level over at the candidates' headquarters. candy crowley is with the romney campaign in boston. jessica yellin with the president in chicago. candy, let's go to you first. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet right here now, wolf. as you know, the candidate is back in boston after last-minute swing today through both pennsylvania and ohio. we are seeing people beginning to trickle in, still an upbeat group, still, you know, big cheer when they won kentucky although they know that's one they were supposed to get.
and mitt romney's boston and president obama's chicago. both candidates' supporters are eagerly awaiting the first results from the all-important battle ground state of ohio. we want to welcome back our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in the cnn election center. just moments from now, the polls close in three more states. north carolina, as well as ohio and neighboring west virginia. together those states account for 38 of the 270 electoral votes needed to...
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candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. brianna, first to you. what's going on over there? >> reporter: we're on the floor at mccormick place, a convention center in downtown chicago, and supporters of president obama have just begun to come through the door and they're obviously staking out their position as close to the podium as possible. the campaign says they're expecting about 10,000 people here at this event and most of them i should tell you are chicago-based obama campaign volunteers. many of whom had to agree to do at least two canvassing shifts, voter canvassing shifts in nearby battleground states, iowa and wisconsin. >> candy is in boston. lot of folks already gathering behind you. >> reporter: they are. they started sort of the preliminary program, the pledge of allegiance, national anthem. we also heard from craig romney, who came over to talk to the folks here. as you can hear the music has started. but the number crunching, the watching the polls, the white knuckle time is going on in that suite. i talked to a senior advisor just
candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. brianna, first to you. what's going on over there? >> reporter: we're on the floor at mccormick place, a convention center in downtown chicago, and supporters of president obama have just begun to come through the door and they're obviously staking out their position as close to the podium as possible. the campaign says they're expecting about 10,000 people here at this event and most of them i should tell you are chicago-based obama...
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. >>> now to all the questions being aimed at romney campaign headquarters in boston after a sad night there. and the question, what went wrong in the romney campaign. peter alexander covering for us there tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you here in boston, this is apparently the intersection of politics and the nor'easter. in the words of one top aide to the romney campaign, the mood in that campaign is a lot like this weather, dreary, at the end of a six-year long quest for the white house. tonight, mitt romney is left asking is himself what might have been. dressed in a business suit and surrounded by family and friends and for a final few hours, the secret service team, mitt romney this morning left his boston hotel, quickly returning to life as a private citizen. >> hey, governor, can you give us a word? >> reporter: on this november 7th, the day romney promised they would get to work, the only work to do, packing up. after 90 minutes after most networks had called the race, mr. romney took the stage alone. >> like so many of you, paul and i have left ev
. >>> now to all the questions being aimed at romney campaign headquarters in boston after a sad night there. and the question, what went wrong in the romney campaign. peter alexander covering for us there tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you here in boston, this is apparently the intersection of politics and the nor'easter. in the words of one top aide to the romney campaign, the mood in that campaign is a lot like this weather, dreary, at the end of a...
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i done it here in the boston at the statehouse. i can do it in capitol hill. try to work across the aisle to come up with swo solutions for our country. melissa: do you think it would be a good idea for mitt romney at end to do the ad? >> might not hurt. just send it off to him. run it in some of the swing states at the end. melissa: all right. good luck to you. thank you for coming on. >> thank you very much for having me. melissa: talk about two americas? that picture on your screen we're about to show you isn't a line for car fuel. it is for nerd fuel. details how people clamored, i don't know if we have the picture for the new ipad mini despite the east coast coming to a standstill. we'll show you the picture when you come back. you can never have too much money. ♪ [ female announcer ] the power to become a better investor has gone mobile. with features like scanning a barcode to get detailed stock quotes to voice recognition. e-trade leads the way in wherever, whenever investing. download the ultimate in mobile investing apps, free, at e-trade. so, whic
i done it here in the boston at the statehouse. i can do it in capitol hill. try to work across the aisle to come up with swo solutions for our country. melissa: do you think it would be a good idea for mitt romney at end to do the ad? >> might not hurt. just send it off to him. run it in some of the swing states at the end. melissa: all right. good luck to you. thank you for coming on. >> thank you very much for having me. melissa: talk about two americas? that picture on your...
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she's at romney headquarters in boston. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the phone call has been made between governor romney and president obama. we know this. jessica yellen has sources on her side. we know the motorcade that you can walk from where he is but the motorcade has taken off. we are expecting to hear from the governor. >> somebody put paper on the podium. i assume we'll hear from the governor first. the governor will concede and then the president of the united states will speak after that. normally that's the way it goes. he'll be speaking right behind you. you're saying he's not very far away from that location in boston? >> reporter: right. we think he will speak in the next five minutes or so. he's not far away at all. he's in an attached hotel. >> thanks very much. we'll get back to you. let's go to john over here. you're getting some more information as well. what are you learning? >> e-mailing some sources. i'm told it was a short conversation and polite conversation and governor romney conceded and said he will speak shor
she's at romney headquarters in boston. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the phone call has been made between governor romney and president obama. we know this. jessica yellen has sources on her side. we know the motorcade that you can walk from where he is but the motorcade has taken off. we are expecting to hear from the governor. >> somebody put paper on the podium. i assume we'll hear from the governor first. the governor will concede and then the president of the united...
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first at the boston consulting group. that's where he makes the acquaintance of benjamin netanyahu who goes on to become prime minister of israel. then in 1977, he takes a position at another consulting firm, bain & company. after a few years, the company's ceo and founder, bill bain, asks romney to head up a spinoff -- bain capital. >> mitt was hesitant. he was making a good salary. he had a growing family, and he essentially said no. and bill bain said run this new company called bain capital, and if it fails, i'll bring you back to bain & company. so you sort of can't lose. >> bain capital initially invests in startup companies. in 1986, after a tough two years, bain strikes it big. >> we invested in staples early in the year and staples and -- in pretty short order started doing well. we also helped start sports authority, bright horizons, all within a six or nine-month period. >> romney helps launch staples, not only with money, but with business and strategic advice. >> this can be a hundred stores so it looks like
first at the boston consulting group. that's where he makes the acquaintance of benjamin netanyahu who goes on to become prime minister of israel. then in 1977, he takes a position at another consulting firm, bain & company. after a few years, the company's ceo and founder, bill bain, asks romney to head up a spinoff -- bain capital. >> mitt was hesitant. he was making a good salary. he had a growing family, and he essentially said no. and bill bain said run this new company called...
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randall pinkston is covering the romney campaign in boston. we begin with bigad shaban. >> reporter: president obama is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during early voting almost two weeks ago. the president wrapped up his campaign in des moines last night, just steps away from his iowa headquarters during his first presidential bid in 2008. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: president obama made one final plea for votes in the critical battleground state. >> after all the months of campaigning, after all the rallies, after the millions of dollars of ads, it all comes down to you. it's out of my hands now. >> reporter: president obama plans to continue his election day tradition of playing basketball with friends. >> reporter: i'm randall pinkston in boston. underscoring how close this election is expected to be, the first town in the nation to vote ended in a tie. >> this has never happened before. we have a tie. >> reporter: they gave five votes each for the president and mitt romney. romney plans to cast his own ba
randall pinkston is covering the romney campaign in boston. we begin with bigad shaban. >> reporter: president obama is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during early voting almost two weeks ago. the president wrapped up his campaign in des moines last night, just steps away from his iowa headquarters during his first presidential bid in 2008. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: president obama made one final plea for votes in the critical battleground...
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abc's brandi hitt is in boston. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. this is where mitt romney headquarters is set up. and where mitt romney hopes to hold a victory party later this evening. romney rallied support in the big battleground states he needs for victory, including florida, virginia and the biggest of all, ohio. he needs those states because this race is still so very close. >> i need your work. i need your help. i need your vote. >> reporter: romney ended his campaign swing in new hampshire with a big celebration that included a performance by kid rock. his campaign believes that romney has the momentum and enthusiasm on his side to win this race. and we'll find out today when voters hit the polls. rob and paula? >> today's the one poll that counts. thanks for that. >>> and make abc news your place for election returns with our team, live, right there in times square. it kicks off at 7:00 eastern time tonight. >>> well, there are also 33 senate seats up for grabs today. among the high-profile races, the one in massachusetts between democrat
abc's brandi hitt is in boston. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. this is where mitt romney headquarters is set up. and where mitt romney hopes to hold a victory party later this evening. romney rallied support in the big battleground states he needs for victory, including florida, virginia and the biggest of all, ohio. he needs those states because this race is still so very close. >> i need your work. i need your help. i need your vote. >> reporter: romney ended his...
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. >> romney made his concession speech before his supporters in boston. the loss ends a six-year quest for the presidency for the former massachusetts governor. he lost the republican nomination to john mccain in 2008. romney wished president obama well, but also noted the deep divide amongst the parties in washington and urged leaders to work together. >> the nation as you know is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our lead verse to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> while the electoral college makes this win look far more decisive than the popular vote, that is just one of the quirks of the u.s. electoral voting system that many people worldwide have been learning about. 303, the number of delegates that he has to romney's 206. despite the very close popular vote, again, the electoral college votes make it much more decisive. florida remains a toss-up. clearly not going to make a difference to the overall outcome. 270, that was the number to reesm we knew once we started to
. >> romney made his concession speech before his supporters in boston. the loss ends a six-year quest for the presidency for the former massachusetts governor. he lost the republican nomination to john mccain in 2008. romney wished president obama well, but also noted the deep divide amongst the parties in washington and urged leaders to work together. >> the nation as you know is at a critical point. at a time like this, we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing....
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and tonight that means headquarters, back home in boston. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. within the last hour, mitt romney just landed back here in boston after wrapping up his final campaign swing. tonight he's going to watch those returns alongside his wife ann and all five of their sons. during that last flight he spoke to reporters and said he was very proud of the campaign, adding, and i quote, we put it all on the field. at the end of an exhausting quest for the white house. mitt romney cast his ballot alongside his wife ann in their home state of massachusetts. his mind was on the midwest. >> i feel great about ohio. >> reporter: governor romney went straight from the polls to his campaign plane with paul ryan. >> i'm awed by the spirit and enthusiasm, support, energy, it's just amazing. thank you. >> reporter: while mr. romney thanks volunteers, later fueling up on fast food. it was a near traffic jam on the tarmac in cleveland. air force two carrying the vice president to a late campaign swing of his o
and tonight that means headquarters, back home in boston. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. within the last hour, mitt romney just landed back here in boston after wrapping up his final campaign swing. tonight he's going to watch those returns alongside his wife ann and all five of their sons. during that last flight he spoke to reporters and said he was very proud of the campaign, adding, and i quote, we put it all on the field. at the end of an exhausting...
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chris jansing is in boston this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. nearly seven years after it began, mitt romney's quest for the presidency ended in this ballroom with a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over the last several months, north carolina. he had begun the day believing that he could and would win the presidency. in fact, his strategists were saying they were ex-eiding expectations in many of those key states. after a very ak cone yous long campaign he called in the end for unity. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing, our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. we citizens have to rise to the occasion. >> reporter: he is, we presume, sound asleep after this long campaign. just a couple of blocks from here at a hotel that ask attached to this conference center. i guess they were even too tired to make their weigh ten miles home to belmont, massachusetts. his plans next, yet to be decided.
chris jansing is in boston this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. nearly seven years after it began, mitt romney's quest for the presidency ended in this ballroom with a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over the last several months, north carolina. he had begun the day believing that he could and would win the presidency. in fact, his strategists were saying they were...
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of course, not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within months of their arrival in october of 1768, three british officers, probably drunk, had been discovered encouraging some african-american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of the drunk officers, captain john wilson, assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance, we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves he was talking to essentially -- ignored but that -- the soldiers' lives, but they were not in boston to free the slaves, several residents marched complaints, that captain wilson and his strong friends engaged in a conspiracy to foment slave rebellion. >> colonial life in british occupied boston, part of a holiday weekend now through monday morning on c-span 3's american history tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with alan ota of "roll call" a senior writer for the publication. recently the postal service announced
of course, not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within months of their arrival in october of 1768, three british officers, probably drunk, had been discovered encouraging some african-american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of the drunk officers, captain john wilson, assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance, we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves...
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after that, ohio and pennsylvania before returning to boston to watch returns. president obama who voted early last month dropped by a chicago campaign office to thank volunteers. but for both candidates, virginia is one of the battlegrounds they'll be most closely watching tonight. one both have visited in the past four days. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: in prince william county is a battleground within a battle ground. this man is sticking with the president in 2012. >> feel pretty good about it. i think that a lot of policies that he put in place, you don't see it until four years later. >> reporter: this young voter is casting his first ballot for barack obama. >> i did vote obama because he did a lot of changes. for instance, he ended one war in iraq. >> this voter is a change. an obama voter in 2008, the slow improvement in the economy has him making a switch. >> i voted for romney just because of the economy. i like obama. i think he is -- i think we need something changed up to affect the direction of the economy. >> reporter: this woman also says
after that, ohio and pennsylvania before returning to boston to watch returns. president obama who voted early last month dropped by a chicago campaign office to thank volunteers. but for both candidates, virginia is one of the battlegrounds they'll be most closely watching tonight. one both have visited in the past four days. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: in prince william county is a battleground within a battle ground. this man is sticking with the president in 2012....
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first we'll go to jan crawford in boston with the romney campaign. jan? >> reporter: well, scott, after 17 months of campaigning, that hard fought primary, and then, of course, the bruising general election battle, governor romney and his wife ann cast their votes this morning here in massachusetts. then governor romney was off for a little more campaigning trying to get every possible vote. he went to ohio and pennsylvania. here's what he said when he met with some campaign workers in that must-win state of ohio. >> we f we get folks out to vote we'll have the real change we need in this country and i'm so excited about the prospects. i've got to tell you, i'm buoyed by the spirit of the people across the nation. the enthusiasm, the support, the energy. >> we love you, man! >> thank you. (cheers and applause). >> reporter: that, of course, is the key if they can get their supporters out to vote. campaign sources i'm talking to say they're encouraged by what they're seeing. they have big turnout, their numbers will outperform what john mccain did in 2008
first we'll go to jan crawford in boston with the romney campaign. jan? >> reporter: well, scott, after 17 months of campaigning, that hard fought primary, and then, of course, the bruising general election battle, governor romney and his wife ann cast their votes this morning here in massachusetts. then governor romney was off for a little more campaigning trying to get every possible vote. he went to ohio and pennsylvania. here's what he said when he met with some campaign workers in...
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convention and ex pope center in south boston. this is where mitt romney's election night was held. it was where he conceded to president obama just a few hours ago. they were told he is at the hotel next door. this is where the party was last night. want to show you video of the election party that mitt romney held here. it was a party. this is a very, very tight race. nobody knew it better than mitt romney. that is why after voted on tuesday in massachusetts he took to the campaign trail going to swing states pennsylvania and ohio. president obama did end up taking both of those states where mitt romney was rallying monday night. the mood was very, very somber. he gave his concession speech. this is a little bit of what he said. take a listen. >> like so many of you paul and i left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. >> i wish i was able to lead the country in another direction. we earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. >> mitt romney also thanked his wife ann and his family and all of the
convention and ex pope center in south boston. this is where mitt romney's election night was held. it was where he conceded to president obama just a few hours ago. they were told he is at the hotel next door. this is where the party was last night. want to show you video of the election party that mitt romney held here. it was a party. this is a very, very tight race. nobody knew it better than mitt romney. that is why after voted on tuesday in massachusetts he took to the campaign trail...
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you talk to folks in boston as they watch what is happening. all of them furiously working the hand he would and cell phone. talk -- handheld and cell phones. it's a delosse race. republicans recognize it could turn on what happens in florida. and virginia, and ohio. they're watch them carefully. they believe as goes those three states, so goes the nation. they recognize ohio is the principal battleground and it could be a late night. may even spill in days, greg. >> greg: thanks, carl. tyke with the mic. this is an interesting question. he talked about mitt voting. is there a tradition, do you vote for the other guy? no? >> bob: i highly doubt it. i know given your analytical skills here maybe something new. >> greg: no need for mocking. >> bob: that wasn't mocking. >> dana: that is the way america is going. everyone is a winner. everyone gets a trophy. you have want to help the other guy out. >> bob: can i make a point about this race. that is that percentage of the vote in presidential races that have been white gone down two points in four
you talk to folks in boston as they watch what is happening. all of them furiously working the hand he would and cell phone. talk -- handheld and cell phones. it's a delosse race. republicans recognize it could turn on what happens in florida. and virginia, and ohio. they're watch them carefully. they believe as goes those three states, so goes the nation. they recognize ohio is the principal battleground and it could be a late night. may even spill in days, greg. >> greg: thanks, carl....
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running mate paul ryan will vote in wisconsin before joining romney in boston. and vice president joe biden will vote in delaware before joining the president in chicago. nbc's tracie pots is in cincinnati, ohio. she has the details on the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: we're at a polling place in ohio. already a busy day. a busy crowd back and forth. lots of people planning to vote here in ohio, but they weren't the first to vote this morning. for the first time ever and with its lowest turnout in almost 50 years, a tie this morning in tiny dixville, notch. just after midnight they cast five votes for president obama, five for governor romney. a few hours south in manchester the governor ends his campaign. >> the last months of our campaign have seen the gathering of strength from a real movement across this country. it's evident in the size of these crowds like this tonight. my goodness. [ cheers and applause ] and i understand that there are a few thousand people outdoors that couldn't get in, too. >> r
running mate paul ryan will vote in wisconsin before joining romney in boston. and vice president joe biden will vote in delaware before joining the president in chicago. nbc's tracie pots is in cincinnati, ohio. she has the details on the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: we're at a polling place in ohio. already a busy day. a busy crowd back and forth. lots of people planning to vote here in ohio, but they weren't the first to vote...
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here and as you mentioned a frenetic pace for governor romney right up the end he just landed here in boston after stops in ohio and pennsylvania today. they do believe pennsylvania is now in play for the republicans but i got to tell you it all started this morning when he walked into his own polling place in his neighborhood in belmont, massachusetts and was hummed when he saw his name right there for president of the united states. mitt romney and his wife ann back home this morning walking in to cast their vote. a quiet moment side by side after nearly six years of campaigning, two runs for the white house and tonight he is one step away. outside a kiss and then a question about ohio. >> yeah, i feel great about ohio. thank you. >> reporter: but not taking that state for granted a last-minute dash today back to ohio. his body man taking this image on the plane proudly wearing this pin and the plane and running mate's plane paul ryan and vice president joe biden's plane in a state both sides want to win. it's been a race to the finish traveling 15,000 miles in 4 days. overnight on my ipho
here and as you mentioned a frenetic pace for governor romney right up the end he just landed here in boston after stops in ohio and pennsylvania today. they do believe pennsylvania is now in play for the republicans but i got to tell you it all started this morning when he walked into his own polling place in his neighborhood in belmont, massachusetts and was hummed when he saw his name right there for president of the united states. mitt romney and his wife ann back home this morning walking...